A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox in Subjects With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) (CerebralEDV)

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The purpose of the Cerebral EDV study is to determine the safety and tolerability of EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox in order to establish the best dose level to be used in future studies. The study will also examine the body's immune response to EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox and assess if it is effective in the treatment of patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Condition or disease

Intervention/treatment

Phase

GlioblastomaAstrocytoma, Grade IV

Drug: EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox

Phase 1

Detailed Description:

This is an open-label, Phase 1, dose exploration and preliminary immunogenicity study of single agent EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox in subjects with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). Eligible subjects enrolled in the study will receive EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox administered weekly for 7 weeks via IV 20 minute infusion, followed by radiological evaluation at week 8 (1 Cycle). Subjects may continue to receive subsequent cycles of EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox unless the subject becomes intolerant to investigational product (IP), withdraw consent or the individual is no longer receiving clinical benefit (factors taken in to consideration will be disease progression radiologically or clinically, and clinical benefits to quality of life). Tumour assessment will be repeated after each 7 week cycle (week 8).

The study will take place in two parts, Part 1 (Dose Exploration) and Part 2 (Dose Expansion).

Part 1 - Dose Exploration will assess the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of drug at two dose levels (5 x 10^9 and 8 x 10^9) and will enroll prior to Part 2. Three subjects will be recruited per dose level. Enrollment will begin with the 5 x 10^9 dose level, and the decision to enroll to the 8 x 10^9 dose level will follow a comprehensive safety evaluation and a standard 3 + 3 dose escalation study design.

Part 2 - Dose Expansion will be conducted pending safety results of Part 1 to provide guidance regarding the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). Subjects will be treated and assessed as outlined in Part 1 above. If 0 out of 3 subjects, or 1 out of 6 subjects, experience dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) at the 5 x 10^9 dose level in Part 1, additional subjects to a total of 10 will be recruited to this dose level in Part 2. Similarly, if 0 out of 3 subjects, or 1 out of 6 subjects, experience DLTs at the 8 x 10^9 dose level in Part 1, additional subjects to a total of 10 will be recruited to this dose level in Part 2. If both dose levels are tolerated, a total of 10 subjects per dose level will be enrolled.

A safety follow-up visit must be performed 30 (+5) days after the last dose of drug for all subjects.All subjects who discontinue investigational product and who have not withdrawn full consent to participate in the study will continue in the long term follow-up phase. Long term follow-up will continue approximately every 1 month for 12 months, from the 30 (+5) day follow-up visit, then approximately every 2-3 months for the extent of subject survival.

EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox administered via 20 minute intravenous infusion once a week for seven weeks (1 Cycle). Subjects will receive one of two dose levels: 5 x 10^9 or 8 x 10^9. Subjects may receive further cycles of treatment if the tumor remains stable or is responding, and/or they are deriving clinical benefit from the therapy and are tolerating treatment.

Drug: EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox

EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox using EnGeneIC EDV™ technology is a bacterially derived minicell which packages a toxic payload, Doxorubicin, into a 400 nm particle which targets specific cancer cells using bispecific antibodies (BsAb). BsAb-targeted, payload-packaged EDV nanocells only exit the leaky blood vessels associated with tumors and enter into the tumor microenvironment. The BsAb binds to the tumor cell-surface receptor, where the EDV is taken up, broken down within the cancer cell and releases the Doxorubicin. The residual EDVs that do not make it into the tumor microenvironment, are engulfed by cells of the immune system and since the EDVs are derived from bacteria, they carry potent immuno-stimulating components which appear to bypass the immuno-suppression caused by the tumor.

Identification of a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox in subjects with recurrent GBM : Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) evaluable subjects. [ Time Frame: DLT evaluable subjects are those who experience a DLT during the evaluation period, between days 1-28. In subjects with an elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) the DLT evaluation period is days 1-42 for 5 x 10^9 and days 1-49 for 8 x 10^9. ]

Overall survival outcome measure. [ Time Frame: The number of days from the date of first administration of EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox to the date of death, regardless of cause up to 60 months. ]

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Participant must have archived tumor tissue available from initial diagnosis or subsequent relapse(s) of Grade IV GBM for submission for central review at Investigational sites local laboratories.

Recurrence or progression of disease (confirmed by MRI and measurable by RANO criteria) following receipt of standard of care therapy, which includes maximum safe surgical resection, standard adjuvant radiation/temozolomide treatment. Participants must have completed at least 21 days of temozolomide treatment in combination with radiation therapy to be considered to have received standard of care therapy.

Participant has received no more than 1 other therapeutic regimen other than those listed above in (5).

Participant may be receiving steroid therapy at time of enrollment (stable dose of ≤ 4 mg/day of dexamethasone or steroid equivalent).

Total bilirubin ≤ 1 x ULN (unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome or extrahepatic source as denoted by increased indirect bilirubin fraction. Subjects with ≥1 x ULN will be tested for direct bilirubin fraction so that the indirect fraction can be calculated).

Female subjects who are of non-reproductive potential (ie, post menopausal by history - no menses for ≥ 1 year and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level consistent with post-menopausal status; OR history of hysterectomy; OR history of bilateral tubal ligation; OR history of bilateral oophorectomy).

Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the 1st dose, if more than 7 days prior, a urine pregnancy test must be performed before the 1st dose. The female subject must be willing to use highly effective methods of birth control during the period of therapy and for 6 months following the last study IP administration. Highly effective methods of birth control include sexual abstinence, hormonal birth control, or intrauterine device (women), vasectomy or a condom with spermicide (men) in combination with barrier methods.

Male subjects who are willing to use highly effective methods of birth control during the period of therapy and for 6 months following the last IP administration.

All study subjects must be willing to ensure that corresponding sexual partners practice these same methods of highly effective birth control for the same duration.

Exclusion Criteria:

History of central nervous system bleeding as defined by stroke or intraocular bleed within 6 months of enrollment.

Clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) changes at enrollment which obscure the ability to assess the PR, QT, and QRS interval; congenital long QT syndrome.

Active infection requiring treatment.

History of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer, or other malignancies curatively treated with no evidence of disease for ≥ 2 years.